Best Buy agreed that it was in the best interest of shareholders to let founder Richard Schulze and his partners include results from the holiday season in their due diligence review, the company said Friday in a statement.

Best Buy Co., the world’s largest electronics retailer, rose the most in almost four years after the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported founder Richard Schulze will offer to take the company private by Dec. 15.

Supervalu Inc. is moving toward a deal to sell retail chains such as Albertsons and Save-A-Lot to Cerberus Capital Management LP after talks on a full takeover of the grocer stalled, said people with knowledge of the matter.